Oden Falters On Late Free Throws, Blazers Fall To Nuggets

“I definitely stepped up there with confidence, thinking I was going to hit it and it didn’t go that way. I put this loss on me, I need to step up and make those,” Oden said.

Chauncey Billups ended with 22 points and six assists for Denver, which pulled out a tough win over Utah in its season opener on Wednesday.